Southampton to London via Cotswold Villages, Oxford & Pub Lunch
Overview
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9 hours 30 minutes
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Turn your Southampton post cruise transfer into a day trip and experience a world of delightful villages, hidden valleys and meandering streams throughout the Cotswold Hills. Enjoy a classic county pub lunch in an old English tavern before visiting the iconic city of Oxford for a tour through its history and academia.
This service is available on all dates when Royal Caribbean, Oceania, NCL, Celebrity, Princess & Disney cruise ships are visiting Southampton. The service is also available to passengers on other ships if your arrival dates and arrival times coincide with ships listed. Please note you will need to make your own way to the ship we are servicing on that date.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Each person is allowed a maximum of 2 items of hold luggage (75x51x28 cm - 23kg each) and 1 item of carry-on luggage (55x40x20 cm - 10kg each). If you bring extra luggage it will not fit in the vehicle. In this instance you will be responsible for arranging separate transportation for your luggage to your cruise ship.
Should you wish to bring any mobility aids (wheelchairs or walkers) you MUST contact the operator in advance and provide full dimensions and weight. These items must be able to be folded and stored in the luggage hold. Wheelchairs must be counted as 1 item of your hold luggage.
Dates in 2026 will have a maximum of 10 travellers
Dates in 2026 will include entry to the Divinity School
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Maximum of 2 items of hold luggage (23kg each) and 1 item of carry-on luggage (10kg) per person.
Enjoy lunch in a traditional Cotswolds pub
Cruise terminal pick-up included
Drop-off included
Professional expert guide
Gratuities
What To Expect
Bibury
Our first stop is in the delightful village of Bibury with its famous collection of houses known as Arlington Row. After meeting your friendly driver and expert guide in Southampton, please take your seats on our luxury coach as we depart northwards into the delightful and much loved Cotswold region of England, famous for its honey coloured stone villages and leafy valleys. Your local guide has a wealth of information about this beautiful part of the world. Learn of the wool trade and how it played an important role in the shaping of the history of the area, and hear how the regions decline as a cloth producer saw the Cotswolds become a sleepy backwater, frozen in time.
Burford
We then drive along meandering lanes and rolling hills to the beautiful village of Burford, where the ancient stone cottages seem to cascade down to the River Windrush. After a guided walk through the town to see the ancient church of St John the Baptist, we will enter a traditional Cotswolds tavern, built in 1402, for a classic pub lunch.
Options
London & Heathrow Drop off
Reviews
31 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Awesome experience and a big thanks to Marek and Nick
beckyah04,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We have greatly enjoyed our excursion tour to Cotswolds and Oxford with Marek - our tour guide, and Nick - our driver. they were brilliant and they have some good knowledge of Cotswolds and Oxford during the tour. We had the opportunity to visit Cotswolds and Oxford on the same day. Being dropped off to the Horizons cruise terminal after the whole Cotswold and Oxford excursion tour was over was extremely convenient. we went there before we went on our MSC Euribia cruise in April 2025. we really enjoyed it.
A very time efficient way to tour interesting places on the way from Southampton back to London
nanchichou,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This small-group tour by minibus was very efficient and comfortable — a great way to see more in a limited time. I only wish we could have spent a few extra minutes at each stop, though it’s understandable that some travelers needed to reach Heathrow by a specific time. Our guide, Marek, was outstanding — clearly well-prepared and very knowledgeable. He shared interesting insights throughout the journey and even sent us photos from the trip afterward, which was such a thoughtful touch. Our driver, Haleskey, was excellent as well — attentive, professional, and always making sure everyone was comfortable and safe. Overall, a well-organized, enjoyable, and memorable experience. Highly recommended!
Enchanting trip after cruise
Beatriz I,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible tour to London, we know old structures that are standing to this day, with right to lunch and many good stories. We landed in the harbor and Marek expected us to follow with the tour in a very large and comfortable van, he demonstrated to have a great knowledge of the region, answered all our doubts and guided us everywhere explaining everything around and the good stories that happened there. I highly recommend this tour, it was much cooler than just going back by train.
Great time roaming the Cotswolds and Oxford with Marek!!!
buttercupbee1,
Sep 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Marek did an excellent job job of explaining the history and relevance of the various points of interest. He was very witty and knowledgeable. He provided us time to wander around the Cotswolds and Oxford. And he even gave us a sampling of the trout creme/spread from the local area to try on bread. It was very delicious and had a delicate taste! He even took photos of us and lugged around my suitcase I purchased on the fly at the Covered Market! He was outstanding and brilliant!! Highly recommend Marek as he was very funny and friendly as well as very knowledgeable!!!
Brilliant Post Cruise Tour
nancyfT5931BI,
Sep 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Absolutely Brilliant! Christian M our guide was more than we could of asked for. He was knowledgeable, friendly, genuine and went out of his way to ensure we were 100% satisfied and saw all we wanted to and more ! Would highly recommend this tour and Christian as your guide !
Great trip to Cotswolds and Oxford, all on the same day!
roxana12398,
Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We have greatly enjoyed our tour with Marek - our guide, and Nick - our driver. We had the opportunity to visit Cotswolds and Oxford on the same day. Being dropped off to our hotel after the tour was over was extremely convenient. It was a great way to efficiently and effortlessly spend our time on the day of our cruise disembarkation day.
Wonderful. Entertaining. Educational.
Cheryltodd,
Sep 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Wonderful. Funny. Entertaining. Educational. Incredible history. Beautiful Cotswolds. Delicious lunch. Historic Oxford. Smooth drive to London. Even in the pouring rain. Thank you Rob, Jane and Paul
This trip was exactly as...
Chanelle W,
Aug 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00This trip was exactly as advertised. Had a good guide, Robert, who was very personable and knowledgeable. Had a good amount of time in each location. Lunch was delicious. The shuttling back to our hotel process was a bit hectic but worked out.
Phenomenal Tour!
Jennifer m,
Jul 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was absolutely outstanding, and I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to see the Cotswald area and Oxford. Our tour guide Marek and driver Paul were outstanding. The Cotswald area was just delightful. We had time to walk around and see everything in Bilbury at our leisure and then onto Burford for an amazing tour of St. John the Baptist Church and delicious lunch at the pub. And then on to Oxford and oh my goodness the geek in me was just blown away. Marek knew that I was a fan of fantasy works by Tolkien, CS Lewis and Lewis Carroll and made sure to point out references to those authors and their lives at Oxford their locations and other hideaways for them and many other famous figures that embrace the grounds. As well as mentioning different locations that have been used in TV and films like Harry Potter and such. The pace of the tour was enough that me with my not so great knees could keep up and my teenagers were also both educated and entertained.
Amazing experience!!! Highly recommend!!!
joysclind,
Jul 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was by far the best experience of all our tours this trip. Marek was an amazing guide full of history and information and our driver Paul got us in and out of the areas safety and effectively. We toured Bilbury, had lunch and shopping after seeing an amazing church in Burford, and then saw sight after sight after sight in Oxford - and so much more we will have to return to see on another visit. Marek showed us places frequented by figures for politics, history, literature, science. And arts - some of my favorites like CS Lewis, Tolkien, and filming sites from Harry Potter and other great cinematics. Amazing day of so much to see!! (And yes the pub lunch was tasty too)
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